Sample Exam Questions for FlashBlade Support Specialist Certification

Certifications

Audience

Public

Product

FlashBlade

FlashArray

FlashStack

Evergreen

Pure1

Portworx

Source Type

Documentation

Review the following 15 sample questions prior to taking an exam to gain a better understanding of the types of questions that will be presented on the exam.

These sample test questions are for informational purposes ONLY and are provided to give prospective candidates an idea about the format and type of questions that will appear on the actual examination. These items are not to be used to determine a candidate's readiness to test. It does not guarantee a pass or fail result.

Question 1: What is the highest uplink speed supported on XFMv2 (EFM-8400)?
A. 100 Gbps
B. 200 Gbps
C. 400 Gbps

Question 2: New blades have been inserted into an existing First Gen chassis. What are the high level steps to make the new blade's capacity usable?
A. Set Maintenance tag; Wipe new blades; Induct the Blades; Untag Maintenance.
B. Set manufacturing mode; Upgrade New Blades' Purity version; Induct the blades; Unset Manufacturing Mode.
C. Set Maintenance tag; Upgrade New Blades's Purity version; Induct the Blades; Untag maintenance.

Question 2: New blades have been inserted into an existing First Gen chassis.

What are the high level steps to make the new blade's capacity usable?

A. Set Maintenance tag; Wipe new blades; Induct the Blades; Untag Maintenance.

B. Set manufacturing mode; Upgrade New Blades' Purity version; Induct the blades; Unset Manufacturing Mode.

C. Set Maintenance tag; Upgrade New Blades's Purity version; Induct the Blades; Untag maintenance.

Question 3: What is the command to stop nfsd on all blades during array wiping?
A. `nfs_control.py -v -na stop`
B. `exec.py -na 'sudo service nfs stop'`
C. `fbupgrade power-ctl -v na off`

Question 4: The puresupport test results show that Phonehome or Remote Assist (RA) fails on one Fabric Module (FM) but succeeds on another. What is the MOST likely cause?
A. An expired certificate on the failed FM
B. The failed FM was previously registered in the Pure1
C. An internal configuration issue

Question 4: The puresupport test results show that Phonehome or Remote Assist (RA) fails on one Fabric Module (FM) but succeeds on another.

What is the MOST likely cause?

A. An expired certificate on the failed FM

B. The failed FM was previously registered in the Pure1

C. An internal configuration issue

Question 5: What is the most simple and secure way for a customer to login by CLI without a password?
A. Register the user's SSH public key with the system.
B. Passwordless login is not supported.
C. Create a script that automatically logs in using stored credentials.

Question 6: What is the highest Purity version that a first generation FlashBlade can be upgraded to?
A. Purity//FB 4.4.7
B. Purity//FB 4.5.6
C. Purity//FB 4.6.0

Question 7: What condition below requires Directory Service configuration for NFS?
A. More than 16 clients are connected to the NFS share simultaneously
B. Users belong to more than 16 groups.
C. SMB and NFS protocols are being used for connection simultaneously.

Question 8: What is required when performing an AD domain join for FlashBlade?
A. Global Catalog connectivity will be checked and attempted for the AD domain to allowFlashBlade to join.
B. DNS entries must be checked to ensure proper communication with domain controllers, KDCs, and LDAPservers.
C. LDAP or LDAPS is used for generating the FlashBlade's computer account.

Question 9: Which object life cycle policy is supported for configuration via CLI, GUI, RESTful APIs, and S3 REST APIs?
A. Deletion of current object version on expiration.
B. Versioning of objects.
C. Data encryption at rest.

Question 10: A customer is using MMC (Microsoft Management Console) to manage SMB open files and locks on a FlashBlade Shared Folder. While troubleshooting a file access issue, the administrator notices that a certain file remains locked, preventing other users from modifying it. Which lock might the administrator be observing in MMC?
A. Byte-RangeLock
B. PersistentHandle
C. Oplock

Question 10: A customer is using MMC (Microsoft Management Console) to manage SMB open files and locks on a FlashBlade Shared Folder. While troubleshooting a file access issue, the administrator notices that a certain file remains locked, preventing other users from modifying it.

Which lock might the administrator be observing in MMC?

A. Byte-RangeLock

B. PersistentHandle

C. Oplock

Question 11: A FlashBlade array is being configured for replication between two arrays, with encryption enabled. A CA-signed certificate is required for encryption to work properly, and certificates have already been obtained for both arrays. When attempting to configure the certificates by adding them into the _default_replication_certs certificate group, no certificate is available to be added. What is the reason?
A. External certificates are not recognized by FlashBlade.
B. Array certificates need to be imported first.
C. Certificates must be imported into the "External Certificates" section first.

Question 11: A FlashBlade array is being configured for replication between two arrays, with encryption enabled. A CA-signed certificate is required for encryption to work properly, and certificates have already been obtained for both arrays. When attempting to configure the certificates by adding them into the _default_replication_certs certificate group, no certificate is available to be added.

What is the reason?

A. External certificates are not recognized by FlashBlade.

B. Array certificates need to be imported first.

C. Certificates must be imported into the "External Certificates" section first.

Question 12: A customer reports that they received an alert 1136 - File System Replica Link: Latest Replica Snapshot Mismatch but is unable to find the mismatched latest replica snapshot on the target file system. What command should be used to identify the latest replica snapshot on the target that is not present on the source?
A. `purefs list --snap --pending-only`
B. `purefs list --snap --sort latest`
C. `purefs list --snap --sort created`

Question 12: A customer reports that they received an alert 1136 - File System Replica Link: Latest Replica Snapshot Mismatch but is unable to find the mismatched latest replica snapshot on the target file system.

What command should be used to identify the latest replica snapshot on the target that is not present on the source?

A. purefs list --snap --pending-only

B. purefs list --snap --sort latest

C. purefs list --snap --sort created

Question 13: What is the purpose of SafeMode in the context of ransomware protection?
A. To detect ransomware attacks
B. To speed up data recovery
C. To provide an uncompromised copy of data

Question 14: What is the maximum bucket-level replication fan-in ratio for FlashBlade//E?
A. 10:1
B. 1:5
C. 5:1

Question 15: Which of the following metrics can be monitored for FlashBlade using Pure1 to assess the performance of metadata operations?
A. `write_ios_per_sec`
B. `usec_per_read_op`
C. `others_per_sec`